Girl Scouts, Ocean Advocates, Live It Out at Seal Beach

By Marissa Aldegarie (age 10)

Girl Scout Troop 602 based out of Weaver Elementary School in Los Alamitos held a beach clean up day with the non profit organization, “Save Our Beach” on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Seal Beach.

As ocean advocates, the troop organized the beach clean up to protect marine life. They learned that up to 260 species of sea life are known to eat non-biodegradable plastic materials.

Over two dozen people attended the event, and the girls in the troop collected 10 garbage bags of trash all together. Along with this event, the troop also collected Dawn dish soap and paper towels from the public as donations for the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.

It was a very successful event and the Girl Scouts learned how they can make a difference in protecting our environment.

COMMENT ON THIS STORY BY SCROLLING TO FIND THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW.

Wondering how our new commenting platform, Disqus, works? Learn more about it here and start interacting with your neighbors on Patch.